Bear activity is on the rise in Yosemite National Park. This year alone there have been 34 separate bear incidents, causing a whopping $3,034 in damage. That’s already 6% more incidents than last year’s tally and 55% more than Yosemite’s quietest bear year in 2019. With winter fast approaching, bears in the historic park are […]
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Heroic hikers miraculously save life of man bitten by grizzly bear – here’s how they came to the rescue
A hiker in Montana’s Glacier National Park is recovering in hospital after the quick thinking of his friends miraculously saved him from a bear attack. On September 19 the 35-year-old and his hiking group were exploring the Highline trail in foggy conditions when they stumbled into the path of a male grizzly. The bear reacted […]
Wisconsin boy, 12, shoots bear as it mauls his father
A 12-year-old boy fatally shot a black bear as it was mauling his father in the US state of Wisconsin, say wildlife officials. Owen Beierman, 12, took aim at the bear as it pinned down his dad while they were on a legal hunting trip. “Owen was a hero,” Ryan Beierman, 43, told the Minneapolis […]
Watch out hikers – bears are fattening up for winter
With warm weather ongoing and Labor Day still weeks away, you might not be thinking about incoming fall yet – but your local bears are. Wildlife officials in Montana have issued a warning to campers and hikers to expect increased bear activity now through November as the state’s bruins ready themselves for winter torpor. The […]
Black Bear Euthanized After Mauling 3-Year-Old Girl at Campground
A black bear was captured and euthanized in Montana after mauling a 3-year-old girl at a Montana campground north of Yellowstone Park on Sunday, authorities reported. The incident occurred around 10 p.m. local time on Sunday at a private campsite just south of Red Lodge when the bear attacked the child inside a tent, according […]
Hunter shoots ‘black bear,’ then realizes he’s made a big mistake, Idaho officials say
A hunter thought he spotted a black bear in northern Idaho, so he shot and killed it, officials said. Then he realized he made a big mistake. The hunter had killed a young grizzly bear — a federally protected animal — on June 10 in the Panhandle region, the Idaho Game and Fish said in […]
Bear conflicts are increasing in one of Colorado’s busiest resort areas, and officials want feedback on their plan to manage it
Both bear and human populations are growing in one of Colorado’s busiest resort regions, leading to increased conflicts in recent years, according to a draft report from the state wildlife agency. Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s draft Black Bear Management Plan for the region that includes Summit and Grand counties documented an average of 79 human-caused […]
Five injured in second bear attack in Slovakia in three days
Five people have been injured in the second bear attack in Slovakia in three days, officials have said, prompting a northern town to declare a state of emergency and authorities to propose reclassifying the animals’ status on the protected species list. A 49-year-old woman was treated in hospital for an injury to her shoulder, and […]